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Lonestar - Annual Ryegrass
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Lonestar Annual Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is rapidly growing in popularity for use as a cover crop in the Midwestern states. It has long been favored as a winter-active companion crop in the Southern U.S., and for seeding into dormant warm-season forages. Lonestar, an improved diploid annual ryegrass variety, was bred for excellent cold tolerance, a high level of disease resistance, seedling vigor, and rapid forage growth.
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Lonestar can be planted following a cash crop harvest using a standard grain drill or it can be broadcast into maturing corn or soybeans using an airplane or high clearance air seeder. Alternatively, Lonestar can be inter-seeded into corn at last cultivation in early summer when corn is at the 6 leaf stage.
- Forage Quality : Ability to improve forage quality by suppressing weeds and providing highly nutritious forage :
- Nutrient Recycling : Ability to store excess nutrients for use in subsequent cash crops :
- Quick Growth : Ability to increase soil organic matter by accumulating biomass in a short period of time :
- Soil Compaction : Ability to increase nutrient uptake and root development by breaking up dense and compacted soil :
- Erosion Control : Ability to hold soil in place to capture and retain moisture from rainfall and prevent topsoil erosion :
- Water Management : Ability to increase field productivity by improving the drainage of wet soils :
- Weed Suppression : Ability to suppress weeds by shading soil and releasing allelopathic chemicals :
- Nitrogen Fixation : Ability to fix nitrogen into your soil for your subsequent cash crops to utilize as fertilizer for growth and energy :
- Beneficial Insectary : Ability to attract beneficial insects and reduce your reliance on costly insecticides